Democrats choose Marathon County Hmong leader to run for state treasurer

Yee Leng Xiong, a Marathon County school board treasurer and county board member, will face John Leiber in the state treasurer race this November. During the Democratic primary, Xiong received 57% of votes, while Dylan Ray Helmenstein obtained just under 43%. The article details that the state treasurer is the chief financial officer who signs state checks and serves on boards managing revenues from state-owned timber.